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impiegato/a

English translation: office worker

15:14 Oct 31, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / birth certificate
Italian term or phrase: impiegato/a
On the birth certificate, almost every name is followed by birth date, birth place and "impiegato/a", except for the midwife, who has "ostetrica capo", naturally. I know that "impiegato" normally means office worker, but I want to be entirely sure - what if it just means "employed", as opposed to "unemployed" - in case the vital statistics official doesn't know the profession?

Exerpt: "avanti di me, Ufficiale dello stato civile, è comparsa [cognome, nome], nata in [luogo] li [data], ostetrica capo, ... e quale ufficale a ciò delegato dal Direttore dell'Ospedale ... mi ha dichiarato quanto segue:
... da [cognome, nome della madre], impiegata, nata in [luogo] li [data], cittadina italiana, residente in [luogo], moglie di [cognome, nome della padre], impiegato ... è nato un bambino ... .
Kylli
Local time: 11:43
English translation:office worker
Explanation:
it's stating their professions: a family of office workers

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Note added at 2 mins (2011-10-31 15:16:54 GMT)
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(if "impiegato" is used to refer to a member of the local authority staff, "official" would be more appropriate, but from your context it looks like this it not the case)
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office worker


Explanation:
it's stating their professions: a family of office workers

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Note added at 2 mins (2011-10-31 15:16:54 GMT)
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(if "impiegato" is used to refer to a member of the local authority staff, "official" would be more appropriate, but from your context it looks like this it not the case)

Thomas Roberts
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Asker: Thanks a lot!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raffaele Esposito
2 mins
agree  Teresa Valaer
3 mins
agree  SYLVY75
58 mins
agree  James (Jim) Davis: "employed" would be "occupato" e non "impiegato".
3 hrs
agree  luskie
1 day 34 mins
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